I heard someone said that, at the end EV will cost you almost the same as gasoline vehicle, if you have to change the expensive battery every so often. Can someone please give me more info on this? Thank you so much.

  • randomTingler@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Perspective from India:

    28% GST for spare parts of electric vehicles and the companies play monopoly by raising the price of the spare parts by 5x to 10x.

    If we don’t use original parts sold by them and do maintenance outside the vehicle will not be covered under warranty.

    There were many fire accidents due to the hot climate, which requires the warranty in place.

    It’s kind of a nightmare to own an electric vehicle in India.

    It’s good for someone who drives for more than 50km in a day. They can save on fuel, which will be higher than all other costs. The fossil fuel is 10x higher covering the same distance in an electric vehicle.

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      1 year ago

      Every time I am tempted to buy a Hyryder, this is what comes to my mind. I drive at most 50 kms/week. We are probably some years away from this becming an economic reality.